Volcano Fears

June 15, 1986

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — Hundreds of people have been ordered out of their homes in an area six miles wide around the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. It has been spewing smoke and ash just as it did before the eruption Nov. 13, 1985, that caused mudslides and avalanches and killed 23,000 people. Refugees were taken to tent cities in Libano, about 25 miles northeast of the volcano, which is 60 miles west of Bogota. Government spokesman Victor Ricardo said the evacuation was a preventive measure ''that should not cause panic.''